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Remake of our original gaming world map

Hello All,

We are looking to revamp the map of our gaming world, which is used for our large-scale LARP and an associated geopolitical game. The current map version, which has been around for nearly 12 years and is in dire need of being modernized and made visually more appealing.

The artist will need to respect the current geography of the map, and will have all the necessary parameters (such as where the forests, mountains, etc, are located).

The map is a single continent, roughly the size of Asia, and its surrounding land-masses/islands.

Quality/Size
The map quality will have to be professional, and will be used for both web and printing (poster-size). Ideally, if the map can be vectorized so that we can integrate it to a flash-based map browser on our web site, it would be ideal.

Time Constraints
Time-wise, we are looking for a map by mid-july at the very latest. Earlier would be better.

Copyright
We will have the right to use the image for commercial purposes, the artist will have the right to exhibit the image as part of his portfolio but not to exploit it for commercial gain.